This week on How On Earth, I interview noted skeptic and author Michael Shermer, live from KGNU’s Denver studio! Shermer’s new book The Believing Brain is an exploration of the ways our brains are hard-wired to form certain kinds of beliefs—even when those beliefs don’t match up with reality.

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Colorado River Crisis / “The Believing Brain”